Simplest way to make Soft Donut

Hi Foodies! I am here again. So, what we’re going to make today? Well, I love to share you how to make Soft Donut. It is so easy to make this but, to be honest soft donut isn’t easy to achieve as what you have expected it to be.

Simplest way to make Soft Donut

In my video, I’ve shared some of the simple tips to maintain it soft or how you make it soft. Usually, from my experience donuts tend to be tough or hard as rock after few hours of cooking it.


If you have a recipe of donut, try to make one and you’ll see Donut will turn out hard after few days. I honestly don’t know the reason why. Can you tell me why?


We now have a way to make our donut soft. It is very simple. My simple solution is to add Cake Flour to your donut recipe, that’s it nothing else. We don’t need Shortening & Bread Improver, we’ll just use one ingredient to achieve it.

Let's admit Bread improver and shortening aren't easy to find so we're just using what's available. Some used shortening and bread improver to make their bread soft which is not a bad idea and I've heard professional bakers add bread improver and shortening to their donut (and breads) but unfortunately from my experience I had a hard time finding these ingredients at supermarket or shortening is a little bit pricey.

At least shortening is available at some supermarket and since we live in a generation where we can buy anything online. Don't worry online shop is your savior.

If I remember it correctly the price of it is around PhP 200+ in the Philippines.

You might want to check other recipes too:

Donut Munchkins Balls
Ube Pandesal

I am on Instagram: @AnneFoodie if you have time I hope you visit me there.  On my instagram, you’ll see 2 photos of Donuts I made few years ago and spot what’s wrong with those photos. Looks so soft but honestly, they aren’t soft.

If it is still not yet clear, you can always watch the video I made here.


Now that you know what to add in your donut, below are the ingredients and how to make it.

SOFT DONUT INGREDIENTS:

For coating:  1 cup granulated sugar (white)

    • 2 tbsp. white sugar
    • 1 tsp. salt
    • 1 1/3 cup Bread Flour - (you can use All-Purpose Flour)
    • 4 1/2 tsp Cake Flour
    • 1/2 tbsp instant dry yeast (you can use active dry yeast) -
    • 1 small egg (beaten)
    • 6-7 tbsp. warm water -
    • 2 tbsp unsalted butter but in the video I use dari creme (room temperature)
    • 1 tsp oil (optional) -

for deep-frying donut:

Cooking Oil for deep frying donut (no exact measurement, just enough to deep fry donut) - Let’s just say 2-3 cups of cooking oil depending how big is your wok or pan. Add more cooking oil if needed.

Before starting: try to test your yeast first by activating it in warm water with sugar (instant and active dry yeast). If you see bubbles or bloom on top of the water then it means your yeast is still okay and you can proceed making dough.

Making Soft & Light Donut: INSTRUCTION:

Step 1: Combine all the ingredients except beaten egg and butter. Mix well.
Step 2: Then add beaten egg and stir.
Step 3: Knead until well combined.
Step 4: Add butter (dari creme) then knead again until smooth and elastic.
Step 5: Then rest dough for 1 hour and cover it with plastic/cling wrap until double in size.
Step 6: After resting it, dust the working area with all purpose flour and roll 1/2 inch thick of dough.
Step 7: Cut dough using donut cutter and place it in flat plate or tray.
Step 8: Cover donuts with cling wrap or plastic and rest for 15 minutes until doubled in size.
Step 9: Heat the oil before frying, make sure to fry donuts in a low-medium heat. Fry until plae golden on both sides.
Step 10: remove the excess oil first before coating it.
Step 11: Coat donuts with white sugar.

Dunkin Donut Choco Munchkins Inspired

Dunkin Donut Choco Munchkins Inspired

Dunkin Donut Choco Munchkins Inspired

No oven?

Dunkin Donut Choco Munchkins Inspired

No cake pop molder too?

Food Coloring reminder:

By the way, this recipe can make 56 munchkin balls.

Dunkin Donut Choco Munchkins Inspired ingredients:

Cake Pop Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour 
• 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder

• 1 egg (large size)
• 8 tbsp. heavy or whipping cream
• 1/4 cup milk (use evap or powdered milk) *Note 1-read below
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Chocolate Glaze ingredients:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3-4 tbsp. milk (I used evap)

Butternut Toppings ingredients:

• 2 cups Dessicated coconut (fine)
• 1/4 cup Powdered sugar
• 6-7 tbsp. melted butter
• 2 drops bright orange food coloring *Note 2

How to make Chocolate Doughnuts:

1. Preheat oven to 375*F
2. Combine APF, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Set aside. (This is for Dry Ingredients)
3. In a another bowl, combine and mix the vanilla extract, egg, heavy cream, milk and oil altogether. (This is for wet ingredients)
4. Add the wet mixture into dry mixture. Mix until combined.
5. Spoon the batter to cake pop molder. Fill each half-sphere to the top.
6. Once done and filled, cover and securely close the molder.
7. Bake or steam for 10-15 minutes (375 *F ) or until its cooked.
8. After, cool down and set aside.

How to make Chocolate Glaze:

1. Combine all the ingredients in another bowl. Mix until well combined and thick.

How to make Butternut Topping:

1. If you have desiccated coconut that’s not fine as mine. Place desiccated coconut to a mincer/grinder or processor to make it fine.
2. Now, combine fine desiccated coconut, melted butter and powdered sugar then mix well.
3. Add 1-2 drops of food coloring then mix until orange color comes out.
4. Let it dry for 10 minutes or so.
5. Set aside.

Pizza Sauce from scratch

Homemade No Oven Pizza recipe

McCormick Red Pepper powder

Ingredients for Pizza Sauce:

• 1 pc. anchovy or dried fish
• 1 medium whole onion (chopped)
• 3-4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 3 tbsp. Water
• 2 tbsp. White sugar
• 2 fresh leaves Oregano or dried oregano
• 1 tsp. Rock Salt
• 2 1/2 tsp. Olive oil
• 1 pack (70g) tomato paste
• 1 pack (115g) tomato sauce
• 1 tsp. Red Pepper Flakes (* Note 3)
• Ground Black Pepper Powder

How to make Homemade Pizza Sauce:

1. Add the olive oil and fry dried fish over low-medium heat. Don’t over fry it.
2. Set aside the dried fish. Add garlic and cook until garlic is soft and aromatic.
3. Add onion and cook until translucent.
4. Add fresh oregano *Note 1 (please read) until wilted.
5. Lastly add tomato sauce, paste and water (*Note 2). Simmer.
6. Season it with salt, red pepper flakes, ground black pepper and sugar. Stir and simmer for 1 minute over low heat.

Step by Step on how to make Homemade Pizza Sauce

How to make Homemade Caramel Popcorn

One of my viewers from Homemade Corn dog without Cornmeal video was requesting me to make a video of this. Caramel Popcorn is is coated and flavored with melted sugar and I added a little bit of butter to the sugar.

Kutsinta is a Filipino Native Delicacy that uses lye water. Kutsinta is usually made of Rice Flour, sugar, water and lye water, but this time we used Cassava powder. This is best served with shredded coconut or you can use cheese if you like something different. I, sometimes use chocolate syrup to dip it.

How to make crispy Banana chips

• Tray or plate where you will put banana chips to cool down
• strainer
• pot
• grater - to make your perfect thin banana chips
• knife or peeler - to remove banana skin
• bowl - this is where you place your sliced banana
• tong (optional)
• tissue (optional)

• 2 cups Unripe Banana plantain (green) sliced thinly
• 4 tbsp Brown sugar or washed sugar
• 1 liter cooking oil

• Peel banana skin and slice it thinly using your grater
• Prepare the pot and pour cooking oil over medium heat
• Heat oil in boiling point
• While heating the cooking oil, sprinkle sugar in a grated banana.
• Mix well until banana is sugar coated
• If oil is hot enough, lower the heat.
• Start to drop banana chips one at a time (be careful). Do not cook banana all at the same time.
• Stir to prevent from sticking with each other
• Cook until color has changed. It depends on you if you like it to be slightly brown or light brown.

How to cook Popcorn on a stove

• 1/2 cup Cheese Powder
• 4 tbsp Margarine
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/4 cup water
• Lumpia Wrapper
• Cooking Oil
• 1 tsp. salt (optional)

• Flour
• Cheese powder
• Margarine
• Water
• Salt (optional)

Step by step of making the Cheese Sticks filling